If you find yourself staring blankly off into space because you can’t even imagine where to begin with setting up your classroom, it is ok, you are not alone. From what the experts (other teachers who have already set up their rooms) have taught us, it is clear that it …
Whenever it is that your students return for in-person instruction, one significant change they will have to adapt to is the number of people wearing masks. While wearing a mask is an important skill to teach your students, teaching them about the world of mask wearing is a completely …
Setting and up and running a self-contained classroom during COVID-19 brings about a number of complicated logistics that can quickly start to make your head spin. When you boil it down, we are really just trying to maximize safety while students are able to benefit from in-person instruction once again. …
Special education teachers, let’s be honest, this is not the great summer of 2020 any of us had envisioned. Though you may not be at work, you can’t escape it. You …
While wearing a mask is not a skill we have traditionally taught our children, we can still teach it the same way we would any other skill. Since this is a routine that is unfamiliar and potentially uncomfortable for a child with a disability, you will need to keep it …
If you were only given six months to live, how would you react? What would you do? Where would you go? Who would you see? These are questions that I personally find myself reflecting on quite often. As many of you know, in 2018 I was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer. …
School taking place at home can be extremely disruptive for students with disabilities. Many compartmentalize that school is the place for work and home is the place to relax. When those …
My friends,
I have just a few updates for you today. I feel like I have been talking way too much about myself this year, so I will keep it short and simple.
Finally, it is here! The big news that I am absolutely thrilled to be sharing with you. No more holding back! The first news is that I actually have quite a bit of news to be sharing with you. It is not just one announcement, but actually four updates …
Lets keep it simple today. Improving classroom climate and your own effectiveness as an educator does not need to be exceedingly complex. Here are five rules for all educators to live by to improve your day to day performance.
